hat

Christian Dior, London



hat

Christian Dior, London

Summary

Boater style hat, with a flat round crown with a slight dip in the top. Flat wide brim. Woven straw has a zig-zag pattern in bands around it. Front of brim is decorated with an assortment of plastic fruit of different textures, and birght colours and white and blue fabric flowers, with wired stalks and green leaves of plastic coated fabric. Four strands of the flowers and fruit. A scarf of olive green nylon, presumably meant to be draped around the neck, is sewn to the underside of the brim.


Object Name

hat

Creators Name

Christian Dior, London

Date Created

1970-1972

Dimensions

Scarf: 153cm
Length:

accession number

1984.126

Place of creation

Paris

Medium

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